Scene: Act V, Scene III Actors (Student names and roles): Pat: Pindarus Charlie: Cassius Daulton: Messala Emily: Cato Connor: Titinius Mike: Brutus
Important EventsDAULTON
Cassius ordered his servant Pindarus to kill him after being misinformed on the current state of the battle with Marc Anthony. He believes that his life has run its circle.
Titinius kills himself with Cassius's sword, anguished that a man whom he greatly admired died over such a mistake.
Titinius gives a wreath of victory to the corpse of Cassius
Brutus commands his legions to continue in to battle with the forces of Anthony.
Important Lines*MLA formatEMILY
"This day I breathed first. Time is come round, and where I did begin, there shall I end. My life is run his compass" (Julius Caesar 5.3.23-25).
Translation: Today was the day I breathed my first breath. Time has come round, and I'll end where I began. My life has run its circle.
Spoken by Cassius to himself
"Oh, coward that I am, to live so long to see my best friend ta'en before my face!" (Julius Caesar 5.3.34-35)
Translation: Oh, I'm such a coward for living long enough to see my best friend taken before my eyes!
Spoken by Cassius to himself
"Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee" (Julius Caesar 5.3.46-47).
Translation: Caesar has now been revenged by the very sword that killed him.
Spoken by Cassius to himself as he is dying
"O setting sun, as in thy red rays thou dost sink tonight, so in his red blood Cassius' day is set. The sun of Rome is set. Our day is gone. Clouds, dews, and dangers come! Our deeds are done. (Julius Caesar 5.3.60-64).
Translation: Just as the sun's rays turn red when it sets, so Cassius has ended his life in a pool of red blood. The sun of Rome has set! Our day is over. Clouds, dew, and dangers approach. We're finished!
Spoken by Titinius to Messala
"O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our own proper entrails (Julius Caesar 5.3.95-97).
Translation: Oh, Julius Caesar, you are still powerful. Your ghost walks the earth and turns our swords toward our own stomachs.
Spoken by Brutus to Messala, Cato, Strato, Volumnius, Lucillius, Labio, and Flavio.
Character Development:MIKE
Cassius goes from being an arrogant man who's jeolousies clouded his reason to a man who actually cares about his friends and is satisfied with his life. But, in his final moments of life, Cassius shows that he was a weak person when he asks Pindarus to kill him. It opened a revelation about his character that he did not have leadership qualities and would rather run away from a fight he knows he will lose rather than fight against the forces of Marc Anthony.
Brutus - After the Deaths of Cassius and Titinius, he swears to give them a proper burial and overcoming Mark Antony in a second confrontation on the battlefield. He seeks revenge for the misfortune of his friends.
Motifs*Any new examples for the previous motifs? Any new motifs?CHARLIE
Comparing a character to the sun (see Important Lines)
1. “So in his red blood Cassius’ day is set.” (Julius CaesarV. iii. 69) · The stress on a important character’s blood when they are killed. Even though they have different ideas, they all die in the same manner. 2. “Clouds dues and dangers come. Our deeds are done.” (Julius CaesarV. iii. 71-72) · Weather always reflects the peoples feelings currently in the play. The incoming ugly and dreary weather shows the sadness Cassius’ friends find in his death.
New Material for Old Topics*Look at the notes for Acts 1-3 – Any new events or examples to add to those topics?PAT
The prophesy that Mark Anthony said comes true
There is a civil war, with blood
Character shift- Cassius was once a bold leader to try and lead the conspirators to kill Caesar, but he is finally percieved as weak because he has his servant, Pinduras, kills him.
Public vs. Private Persona: In public, Cassius is viewed as a strong, fearless man. But in truth, Cassius is a man with feelings who is actually at war with himself. He was very weak at the end of his life, having his servant kill him instead of killing himself. Cassius thought he was doing an honorable thing, but this was really a weak move. Cassius never really had any leadership qualities at all.
One Sentence (Summary Sentence)CONNOR
Cassius thinks Titinius was taken captive and that he lost the battle, but when Titinius comes to bring him a wreath of victory, Cassius asks his servant Pindarus to kill him and Titinius soon follows by killing himself; meanwhile Brutus orders his troops to battle the army of Antony.
Actors (Student names and roles):
Pat: Pindarus
Charlie: Cassius
Daulton: Messala
Emily: Cato
Connor: Titinius
Mike: Brutus
Important Events DAULTON
Important Lines *MLA format EMILY
- "This day I breathed first. Time is come round, and where I did begin, there shall I end. My life is run his compass" (Julius Caesar 5.3.23-25).
Translation: Today was the day I breathed my first breath. Time has come round, and I'll end where I began. My life has run its circle.Spoken by Cassius to himself
- "Oh, coward that I am, to live so long to see my best friend ta'en before my face!" (Julius Caesar 5.3.34-35)
Translation: Oh, I'm such a coward for living long enough to see my best friend taken before my eyes!Spoken by Cassius to himself
- "Caesar, thou art revenged, even with the sword that killed thee" (Julius Caesar 5.3.46-47).
Translation: Caesar has now been revenged by the very sword that killed him.Spoken by Cassius to himself as he is dying
- "O setting sun, as in thy red rays thou dost sink tonight, so in his red blood Cassius' day is set. The sun of Rome is set. Our day is gone. Clouds, dews, and dangers come! Our deeds are done. (Julius Caesar 5.3.60-64).
Translation: Just as the sun's rays turn red when it sets, so Cassius has ended his life in a pool of red blood. The sun of Rome has set! Our day is over. Clouds, dew, and dangers approach. We're finished!Spoken by Titinius to Messala
- "O Julius Caesar, thou art mighty yet! Thy spirit walks abroad and turns our swords in our own proper entrails (Julius Caesar 5.3.95-97).
Translation: Oh, Julius Caesar, you are still powerful. Your ghost walks the earth and turns our swords toward our own stomachs.Spoken by Brutus to Messala, Cato, Strato, Volumnius, Lucillius, Labio, and Flavio.
Character Development: MIKE
Cassius goes from being an arrogant man who's jeolousies clouded his reason to a man who actually cares about his friends and is satisfied with his life. But, in his final moments of life, Cassius shows that he was a weak person when he asks Pindarus to kill him. It opened a revelation about his character that he did not have leadership qualities and would rather run away from a fight he knows he will lose rather than fight against the forces of Marc Anthony.
Brutus - After the Deaths of Cassius and Titinius, he swears to give them a proper burial and overcoming Mark Antony in a second confrontation on the battlefield. He seeks revenge for the misfortune of his friends.
Motifs *Any new examples for the previous motifs? Any new motifs? CHARLIE
· The stress on a important character’s blood when they are killed. Even though they have different ideas, they all die in the same manner.
2. “Clouds dues and dangers come. Our deeds are done.” (Julius Caesar V. iii. 71-72)
· Weather always reflects the peoples feelings currently in the play. The incoming ugly and dreary weather shows the sadness Cassius’ friends find in his death.
New Material for Old Topics *Look at the notes for Acts 1-3 – Any new events or examples to add to those topics? PAT
One Sentence (Summary Sentence) CONNOR
Cassius thinks Titinius was taken captive and that he lost the battle, but when Titinius comes to bring him a wreath of victory, Cassius asks his servant Pindarus to kill him and Titinius soon follows by killing himself; meanwhile Brutus orders his troops to battle the army of Antony.
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